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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

April 9, 20194 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2019, 2:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2019, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 236 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 10:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041>043-053-054-060-061-065-066-083-
084-VTZ013>015-101100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Saratoga-
Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Western Rensselaer-
Eastern Rensselaer-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, The southern Adirondacks, Lake George Saratoga
Region, Taconics and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered non severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms could produce gusty winds and small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ038>040-047>052-058-059-063-064-082-101100-
Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie-
Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-
Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-
Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Northern Fulton-
1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk Valley, Capital
Region, Hudson Valley, Schoharie Valley and eastern Catskills.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected that could produce gusty winds
and small hail. A wind gust to 58 mph and isolated hail larger than a
half inch cannot be ruled out but most of the thunderstorm activity
is expected to be non severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:27 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
127 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

NYZ033-041-042-082-091800-
Hamilton-Northern Fulton-Northern Warren-Northern Saratoga-
127 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...WEST
CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON
COUNTIES...

At 127 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Sacandaga Campground, or 16 miles north of Gloversville, moving east
at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Edinburg, Northville, Wells, Sacandaga Campground, Harrisburg, Hope,
Benson, West Day, Hope Falls, Tenantville, Blackbridge, Bakertown,
Whitehouse, Maple Grove, Clarkville and Upper Benson.

LAT...LON 4320 7449 4337 7449 4351 7403 4323 7402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 258DEG 37KT 4328 7441

JEC
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:53 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
153 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

NYZ039>041-047>050-082-083-091830-
Southern Fulton-Eastern Schenectady-Schoharie-Northern Fulton-Western
Schenectady-Montgomery-Southeast Warren-Southern Saratoga-Northern
Saratoga-
153 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SCHENECTADY...
SOUTHERN WARREN...NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA...EASTERN FULTON...NORTHERN
SCHOHARIE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 153 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Northampton Beach Public Campground to
Ames. Movement was east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Cobleskill, Canajoharie, Fonda,
Glenville, Corinth, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Edinburg, Northville,
Schoharie, Richmondville, Mayfield, Sharon Springs, Fort Johnson,
Galway, Ames and Northampton Beach Public Campground.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 88 between exits 20 and 23.
 Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 29.

LAT...LON 4322 7430 4322 7422 4325 7422 4326 7414
      4330 7369 4264 7429 4264 7463 4274 7467
      4283 7465 4284 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 269DEG 38KT 4317 7417 4281 7459

JEC
Local storm report, Apr 9, 1:59 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton33 min
Apr 9, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery37 min
Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer, Saratoga49 min
Apr 9, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany32 min
Apr 9, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene23 min
Apr 9, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany47 min
Apr 9, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.